Daily Republican., 1887-09-26
Ayurr 70 TEE JAIL.
How the Prisoasss spend Then rims-
The Enurs IDssisusAon Cisan and Wsh
u.ps IN Evsry Roopooe

rns r>,srs IpssasusAoa Clsan snd We'll
Keps in Every Rsspsss
After the ,nfiiction of corporal punish.
r,ent WA completed In the jail yard last
ss,nrdav a representative Of the REPuB-
1Ic.N Visited the iail, and found every |
thing neat and clean, while the prisoners
seemed a. happy and contended - it 10
nossible for men to be under the circum-
stapces. Sheriff Lambson seems 70 iuily
understand that although the people gwen
into his custody are criminals, VINO nave
been brought TO the jail in consequence
of their misdeeds, that they are also men
and human beings, and treats them ~
such.
ing quite well, and enjoying mucn oetter
health than they did about year sgo.
Their cell is nicely fitted up and looks
t,dv and comfortable. They were Dotn
in GOOD spirits and seemingly happy,their
opiy hope being that some day they may
he released from their living tomb py the
Inter position of Governor.
.Jerry Harrington was standing just IN
side his cell door and greeted tne vislsor
njeasantlv. The time for which he was
renrieyed by Governor Stockley expires 10
December. vhen Governor Biggs Will
either have 10 pardon him, give him an
other renrieye or send him to the gauoys'
There Ia yery little danger OF his doing the
latter. and a. the Eve years whicn Jerry
has served in iail has no doubt satisned
the ends OF Justice, 1t might be well ior
the executive to open his cell doors anu
give him his liberty. me.
Lewis Davis, who Is undergoing ne
sentence for homicide, Is a hne-iookihs
Young man, and deeply regrets tne ~
which has blasted his life and doomeu n,n
to spend his days in felon's cen. ne
formed the reporter that the pic MIC wn,cn
he attended at Excelsior fark ON .ne uSy
OF the fatal occurrences was tne hIN no
ever was at, aud that he wouid give sne
} world, If he possessed 1t, 70 unoo ~h"'
was done on that day. IA. A..
James Burns, who committed the 40
, sault on Reynolds with kniie on .uiS
Sd, 1856, Was busy at work WIN sna' a.,
/, iig-saw, making little fancy srtlcies ao'
which be ind ready sale TO visitors, eop1G
3 tally among those from dstanse n'
!. has sbelf f,xed out side HE cell door OF
a which he has fine display OF miniature
cnaire, tablee, rocker, bureaus ana oIhe
~ ltoye. in the construction OF which ther
= = Is considerable skill and ingenuity shown
:, One of these toys consists OF what seem
~ 10 be a solid block Of wood, but when
person blows In pipe at the emo, VIII
u the hops of procuring some music, q III
i fiys hack and G vicious snake darts ou
T. and pius him in the nose. Burns is o.
6 Intelligent man, machinist by trade, an
saws that he would never have been wher
y he is II he had let liquor alone. de doe
d not belong In this State, and says IN,
W when his term expires he will come out
ut different man, and never forget the lesso
ID he has learned by sad experience.
Isaac Hayden was sitting at his ce
door waiting for his discharge, which wa
ordered by the Court on Friday. He say
Q. that during his term Of one year he hs
10 managed TO save little money by II
sale OF fancy and ornamental article
,v which he manufactured, and that he II
4. tends TO make good use of 1t when re'eai
ne ed. 1t is TO he hoped that his twelN
months confinement has had good efiec
ha and that he will take care to keep out
~ trouble in the future.
"a Big frank looks well, and is seeming
W contented In his contracted suarter
The spirit however which impeiled hi
w to walk out Of jail In 1874, seems to
u broken, and from being a kiog amo
- bank burglars, he appears to have becoI
40 tractable as child. Frank was at O
rth time possessed Of considerable ener
and ability, and had he employed th'
'rk qualities In the prosecution OF some
yht gitimate busioess, he might to day
ek- honored and respected, instead OF sper
ing some of the best years OF bis LIE In
felon's cell.
m. man was noticed in one OF the ce
r., IuIidfng fancy articles In bottles, In
ar. COM truction of which he showed a v
L co deal Of patience and ingenuity. He s.
ca. that Fhe, followed this business to p
ed time, as be was obliged to do somethi
can to make the hours seem to fly M
OF rapidly. This man will be released
Mt the November term of court, and will
:, O doubt come out with q remembrance
ing the months spent In jail, which will eli
D 10, to him as long as he lives When asl
The what he intended to do when released
ried replied that he didinot know but as he |
rom q family he would have TO take their '
lew fare into consideration.
cid, Henry Riedel, the murderer OF his '
blue and child, Is In q cell on the upper co
the dor. He still has his head bandaged
d Ia and sits moody, reserved and uncomu
rs OF cative. Riedel has strong iats..st vie
snth and in the little he has TO cay EXPIRE
D P. the opinion that in taking the lives
m , his W life and son he did them kinon
only by removing then. from world Of
and suffering. Visitors to him are cl
ly watched, as it is supposed that If
could become possessed of weapon
Park would make another, and probably n
,otel successful attempt to end his existenc
-ery "The "bums'" cell where vagrants
.tion drunks are confined contained 10 Of t
hing gentry, among whom were many
live familiar at the police court. Every
ting of them beseiged hhe reporter for toba
the and if he had acceded to all their dem
ting it would have taken the stocks OF s
rove tobacco sore to supply them. The '
trao. of the weed seemed to be their
owD, trouble.
ance Some Of the prisoners were found pa
any their celis1o obtain exercise, and 1t
acco evident that the majority of them W
lso only be too glad TO be provided with '
nitro. whereby they could make the time
0 add to fly more rapidly.
Rs or AS said before, the jail is clean an
excellent order, and devoid of that
liar smell which generally attach
penal institutions, and several vii
N. e from distance expressed the op
both that New Castle jail is model in
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